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Welcome and EPRINuclear Power Program

Overview

Joseph Naser

Joint IAEA - EPRI Workshop on Modernization of Instrumentation and

Control Systems in NPPs

3 - 6 October, 2006

Vienna, Austria

2© 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

Welcome

• The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) welcomes you to this Joint IAEA - EPRI Workshop on Modernization of Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants

• EPRI is proud to be a co-sponsor of this workshop with the IAEA

• Opportunity to share not only information from lecturers to the attendees, but also to share information amongst all of the attendees


• Founded in 1973 as a Collaborative R&D organization for Electrical utilities

• Unbiased, non-profit energy research consortium

• Voluntary funding from energy industry participants

• Collaborative research benefits members, their customers, and society

• Over 130 International participants

• Over 700 North American members (90% of U.S. electricity generated)

EPRI Background and Principles


Power Delivery & Markets

21%

Transmission

Substations

Grid Reliability

Power Markets

Distribution

Power Quality

Energy Utilization

Extensive Energy Research Program

Environment

17%

Air Quality

Global Climate Change

Land & Groundwater

Water & Ecosystems

Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

Occupational Health & Safety

Power Generation

22%

Distributed Resources

Fossil Steam Plants

Combustion Turbines

Market Analysis

Renewables

Hydroelectric

Nuclear Power

40%

Equipment Reliability

Material Reliability

Fuel Reliability

Nondestructive Evaluation

Radioactive Waste and Radiation Mgmt.

Digital I&C

Risk/Safety Mgt


No engagement14%

Participants26%

Full Members60%

EPRI Worldwide Nuclear Membership & Participation

Full Members

All 26 U.S. Utilities

Canada and Romania

Electricite de France

British Energy (UK)

TEPCO (Japan)

UNESA (All-Spain)

Eletronuclear (Brazil)

CFE (Mexico)

Worldwide Nuclear – 364 GWe


EPRI Nuclear Program Participants

• Full Member Participation includes 212 units: 58 Framatome PWRs 55 GE/H/T BWRs 53 Westinghouse PWRs 21 AECL PHWRs (CANDU) 16 C-E PWRs 7 B&W PWRs 2 KWU PWR

Membership and Supplemental Program Participation include

over 80% of the world’s 440 operating commercial units


EPRI Nuclear Power Mission

Develop cost-effective

technology

to

Maximize the

utilization of existing nuclear assets

Support the deployment

of new nuclear

technology


EPRI Nuclear - Technology Drivers

•

Utilities Objectives:Effective Management of

Existing Assets & PlanningFor the Future

OptimizingElectricityProduction

Workforce& Competence

Transition to New Assets

Controlling and Avoiding

Costs

Generation and Safety

Performance

Knowledge Capture

TrainingLicensing

& Societal Issues

AdvancedTechnology


Fuel Reliability Program• Executive Comm.• Integration Group• PWR Corrosion & Crud Control • BWR Corrosion & Crud Control • Fuel Performance & Reliability• Fuel Regulatory Issues

NFIR -V

Nuclear Power Advisory Structure – with Committees

Nuclear Power Council

Executive Committee QA Committee

NDE

Risk/Safety Mgt.

New Nuclear Plants

High Level Waste & Spent Fuel Mgt.

Spent Fuel Storage & Transport. Prog. S/C• Wet Storage/Boraflex UG• Cask Loader UG

HLW Repository Issue Resolution S/C

Equipment Reliability / I&C Material Degradation/Aging

BWRVIP• Exec. Oversight Comm.• Exec. Comm.• Integration Comm.• Assessment Comm.• Mitigation Comm.

PWR Materials Rel-iability Prog. (MRP)

• PMMP Str’g Comm.(old)• Exec. Oversight Comm./• Exec. Comm. (new)• Integration & Impl. Grp.• RPV Integrity ITG• A600, 82-182 ITG• Reactor Internals ITG• Fatigue ITG

Corrosion Research• CIR II ext.

Fuel Reliability

New Plants S/C

NDE Center S/C• Risk-Informed Inspection WG• BOP Inspection WG• Perf. Demonstration Initiative WG

Nuc. Maint. Application Center (NMAC) S/C• Circuit Breaker UG• Large Electric Motor UG• Press. Relief Device UG• Pump UG• Terry Turbine UG• Rod Control System UG• Hoisting/Rigging/Crane UG• Transformer/Switchyard UG

BOP Corrosion S/C• CHECWORKS UG

Plant Support Engineering (PSE) S/C• Seismic Qual. (SQURTS)• Life Cycle Management• EQ Mg. System UG• Cable UG• Heat Exchanger Perf. UG• Joint Utility Task Group• Plant Performance

Enhancement Prog. UG• Service Water Assist. UG

Repair Replacement Appl. Ctr. (RRAC) S/GWorkforce Improv. S/C Human Perf. Asst. Pkg. UG

Nuclear Asset Mgt. (NAM) Advisory Committee• NAM UG• Generation Risk Assessment UG

Risk/Safety Mgt. Adv. Comm.• GOTHIC UG• MAAP UG•Risk & Reliability UG• ORAM UG• Structural Reliability & Integrity

Subcommittee• Seismic Qualification UG (SQUG)• HRA/PRA Tools UG• Configuration Risk Mgt. Forum• PRA Scope & Quality Tech.

Advisory Group

LLW & Radiation Exp. Mgt.

LLW Management Tech. Adv. Comm.• Waste Logic Software UG

Rad. Exposure Mgmt.Tech Adv. Comm.• ALARA UG•Decommissioning

SG Mgt. Prog. (SGMP)• PMMP Str’g Comm. (old)• Exec. Oversight Comm./• Exec. Comm. (new)• Technical Advisory Group• Issues Integration Group• Technical Service Support• Eng. & Reg. Issue Resol.• ISI/NDE Issue Resol. Grp.

Water Chem. Program• PWR Primary Water Chem.

Guidelines• PWR Secondary W. Chem.

Guidelines• BWR Water Chem. Guide.• BWR Condens. Filter UG• ChemWORKS UG• SMARTChemWorks UG

Tech. for Eqt. Assess. & Maint. (TEAM) A/C • MOV Perf. Pred. Meth. UG• Maintenance Rule UG• Task Proficiency Eval. &

Task Qual. Registry S/C• Infrared Thermography UG• Vibration Technology UG• Predictive Maintenance UG• Preventive Maint. Info

Repository TAG

I&C-Nuclear S/C • Impl. Issues—PLC-based

Digital Platforms-Nuc. WG• Commercial-Grade Dedic.

of Digital Comp. WG• On-Line Monitoring WG

Inst. Monitor & Calib. UG On-line Monitor Impl. UG

• Hybrid Control Room WG• Risk-Informed Def.-in-Depth

for Digital Upgrades WG• EMI WG• Wireless Technology WG

Nuclear Steam Turbine Initiative S/CPlant Information Management S/C

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